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He was rubbish as Obi Wan Kenobi. I think McGregor is better playing non iconic characters.
I'm not really a fan of his Obi Wan either, but next to that loser Christensen he was practically award winning material imho.
He can be memorable, perhaps. But, he's no more Bond material than Ben Whishaw is.
That's hardly something to be proud about : being better than an unexperienced actor who had an even more iconic role and whose expectations were even higher.
I'm a bit sad to learn that James Purefoy blew it at the audition, according to his own words. I wanted him to succeed Brosnan and thought he had a fair chance.
Colour and age aside (and the latter is now a huge argument against him), I don't understand Idris Elba's appeal: his last two movies were duds. At best. Maybe that's why he keeps on teasing his fanbase: if it wasn't for that rumor he'd be considered box office poison at this point.
I agree...at least with Stevens and Cavill you can see the appeal they may have .
I must watch this. I wonder if he ever actually auditioned, or was contacted about Casino Royale.
Not that I am comparing him with Connery, but let's not forget, Terence Young basically moulded Connery into Bond material.
Perhaps.
I just can't think of a better alternative.
True, for me, his stock has recently dropped , I wasn’t impressed with what he did in MI:F, I wouldn’t completely dismiss him.
Rigorous screentest are required for anyone who is seen as a serious contender.
I came across this interesting article which makes a case for a one shot film with Elba.
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2456002/the-case-for-an-idris-elba-james-bond-movie
That would throw the series into even more confusion than it is now !!
I'm no fan of either but yes. Elba hasn't really been a great success on the big screen so far.
In fairness, neither has Craig outside of Bond, despite having the fame associated with playing the most known spy of all for over a decade.
But did Craig had movies that bombed like Elba’s before he was cast as Bond?
I haven't seen that Dark Tower film, but I don't think we can lay the blame for its failure on Elba. That film looked like a POS from the trailers. Even McConaughey couldn't save it.
Difference is, Connery was already a good and more than capable actor who never "acted" on screen.
That's not a bad suggestion, actually. Wonder what could be done with a Harry Palmer film in 2018 – either in a present day set story, or a 60's set one.
Going through that list, and the names too old to play the part now, it could have been interesting to watch a screen test with James Purefoy, Eric Bana, Christian Bale and Goran Višnjić.
he's terrible in Marnie though.
Could it be that he was too under the radar still back then? 300 came the following year if I'm not mistaken. By the look in that photo, Fassbender would have looked mature enough for the role already at that age. Makes you wonder how many films he could have done - and yet to possibly star in, had he been cast.
One of the biggest missed opportunities for sure. In my opinion, he would probably have been a better fit than Craig's been, in that I feel Fassbender could have acted the "darker" parts as well as Craig, and the more lighthearted parts better.
His stock is far too high and he's too old but if he'd been cast around Inglourious he would have been just right, that is where I saw his potential.
Unfortunately for him another actor was doing rather well in the role at that point.